Bowling Best Figures Innings

Players

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
L Klusener	21.3	4	64	8	2.97	South Africa	4	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
Mohammad Zahid	20.0	3	66	7	3.30	Pakistan	3	v New Zealand	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1996	Test # 1342
J Srinath	11.5	4	21	6	1.77	India	4	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
AA Donald	9.0	-	23	6	2.55	South Africa	2	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	3 Oct 1996	ODI # 1124
Waqar Younis	10.0	1	44	6	4.40	Pakistan	1	v New Zealand	Sharjah	13 Nov 1996	ODI # 1144
Wasim Akram	20.0	8	48	6	2.40	Pakistan	1	v Zimbabwe	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1996	Test # 1337
PR Adams	19.1	6	55	6	2.86	South Africa	1	v India	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
MG Bevan	22.4	3	82	6	3.61	Australia	3	v West Indies	Adelaide	25 Jan 1997	Test # 1352
Mushtaq Ahmed	32.0	8	84	6	2.62	Pakistan	3	v New Zealand	Lahore	21 Nov 1996	Test # 1339
GD McGrath	40.4	15	86	6	2.11	Australia	2	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
Mushtaq Ahmed	30.0	3	87	6	2.90	Pakistan	1	v New Zealand	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1996	Test # 1342
M Muralidaran	53.0	19	98	6	1.84	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
FA Rose	33.0	7	100	6	3.03	West Indies	2	v India	Kingston	6 Mar 1997	Test # 1357
BKV Prasad	35.0	6	104	6	2.97	India	1	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
AM Stuart	10.0	1	26	5	2.60	Australia	1	v Pakistan	Melbourne	16 Jan 1997	ODI # 1164
EA Brandes	10.0	-	28	5	2.80	Zimbabwe	2	v England	Harare	3 Jan 1997	ODI # 1158
Saqlain Mushtaq	8.5	-	29	5	3.28	Pakistan	2	v Australia	Adelaide	15 Dec 1996	ODI # 1152
HH Streak	8.5	-	32	5	3.62	Zimbabwe	1	v India	Bulawayo	15 Feb 1997	ODI # 1178
SK Warne	9.3	1	33	5	3.47	Australia	1	v West Indies	Sydney	8 Dec 1996	ODI # 1149
DK Morrison	10.0	-	34	5	3.40	New Zealand	2	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	11 Nov 1996	ODI # 1142
AA Donald	18.0	5	36	5	2.00	South Africa	3	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
JC Adams	10.0	-	37	5	3.70	West Indies	1	v Pakistan	Adelaide	17 Dec 1996	ODI # 1154
AA Donald	16.0	5	40	5	2.50	South Africa	2	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
D Gough	16.0	6	40	5	2.50	England	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Feb 1997	Test # 1354
EA Brandes	9.5	1	41	5	4.16	Zimbabwe	2	v India	Paarl	27 Jan 1997	ODI # 1169
CZ Harris	10.0	-	42	5	4.20	New Zealand	1	v Pakistan	Sialkot	6 Dec 1996	ODI # 1148
L Klusener	8.4	-	42	5	4.84	South Africa	2	v India	Bloemfontein	23 Jan 1997	ODI # 1167
CEL Ambrose	18.0	5	43	5	2.38	West Indies	1	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
Saqlain Mushtaq	9.4	-	44	5	4.55	Pakistan	2	v New Zealand	Gujranwala	4 Dec 1996	ODI # 1146
SB Doull	16.0	3	46	5	2.87	New Zealand	2	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1996	Test # 1339
GD McGrath	30.0	11	50	5	1.66	Australia	2	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1346
Waqar Younis	8.5	-	52	5	5.88	Pakistan	2	v Sri Lanka	Nairobi (Gym)	4 Oct 1996	ODI # 1125
Shahid Nazir	22.4	3	53	5	2.33	Pakistan	1	v Zimbabwe	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1996	Test # 1336
JN Gillespie	23.0	10	54	5	2.34	Australia	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
CEL Ambrose	24.5	7	55	5	2.21	West Indies	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1346
SB Doull	21.2	5	58	5	2.71	New Zealand	2	v Sri Lanka	Dunedin	7 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
BKV Prasad	19.0	6	60	5	3.15	India	1	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
HT Davis	20.2	3	63	5	3.09	New Zealand	2	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
A Kumble	41.0	12	67	5	1.63	India	3	v Australia	Delhi	10 Oct 1996	Test # 1335
A Kuruvilla	21.0	5	68	5	3.23	India	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	Test # 1363
PR Reiffel	26.0	6	73	5	2.80	Australia	2	v West Indies	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
CA Walsh	20.0	4	74	5	3.70	West Indies	3	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
SB Doull	28.0	10	75	5	2.67	New Zealand	2	v England	Wellington	6 Feb 1997	Test # 1354
BKV Prasad	31.4	9	82	5	2.58	India	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	Test # 1363
DL Vettori	29.2	8	84	5	2.86	New Zealand	4	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
KSC de Silva	24.2	5	85	5	3.49	Sri Lanka	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
CEL Ambrose	41.4	10	87	5	2.08	West Indies	2	v India	Port of Spain	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1361
Saqlain Mushtaq	44.2	10	89	5	2.00	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
BKV Prasad	25.0	4	93	5	3.72	India	3	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
RDB Croft	39.1	5	95	5	2.42	England	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997	Test # 1355
CA Walsh	30.0	6	98	5	3.26	West Indies	1	v Australia	Sydney	29 Nov 1996	Test # 1343
J Srinath	25.1	5	104	5	4.13	India	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
A Kumble	39.0	8	104	5	2.66	India	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1361
A Kumble	42.4	5	120	5	2.81	India	1	v West Indies	Kingston	6 Mar 1997	Test # 1357
PA Strang	58.4	14	123	5	2.09	Zimbabwe	2	v England	Bulawayo	18 Dec 1996	Test # 1345
CL Cairns	30.4	2	137	5	4.46	New Zealand	2	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1996	Test # 1342
PA Strang	69.0	12	212	5	3.07	Zimbabwe	2	v Pakistan	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1996	Test # 1336
AA Donald	11.1	4	14	4	1.25	South Africa	4	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
CEL Ambrose	12.0	4	17	4	1.41	West Indies	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1346
Saqlain Mushtaq	9.0	-	17	4	1.88	Pakistan	1	v West Indies	Sydney	14 Jan 1997	ODI # 1163
M Muralidaran	10.0	4	18	4	1.80	Sri Lanka	1	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	28 Sep 1996	ODI # 1120
GJ Whittall	16.0	5	18	4	1.12	Zimbabwe	1	v England	Harare	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1348
HH Streak	10.0	2	18	4	1.80	Zimbabwe	1	v Pakistan	Sharjah	9 Apr 1997	ODI # 1196
WPUJC Vaas	9.0	1	22	4	2.44	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Sharjah	7 Nov 1996	ODI # 1139
PCR Tufnell	10.0	1	22	4	2.20	England	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	20 Feb 1997	ODI # 1179
IR Bishop	11.5	4	22	4	1.85	West Indies	4	v India	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	Test # 1363
A Kumble	8.2	-	25	4	3.00	India	2	v South Africa	Wankhede	6 Nov 1996	ODI # 1138
Wasim Akram	10.0	1	25	4	2.50	Pakistan	2	v Australia	Melbourne	16 Jan 1997	ODI # 1164
WPUJC Vaas	9.2	1	26	4	2.78	Sri Lanka	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	27 Mar 1997	ODI # 1185
JTC Vaughan	12.5	2	27	4	2.10	New Zealand	2	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1996	Test # 1339
BKV Prasad	8.0	1	27	4	3.37	India	2	v South Africa	Wankhede	14 Dec 1996	ODI # 1151
Mushtaq Ahmed	10.0	-	27	4	2.70	Pakistan	2	v Zimbabwe	Sharjah	9 Apr 1997	ODI # 1196
Saqlain Mushtaq	6.1	-	28	4	4.54	Pakistan	2	v Zimbabwe	Peshawar	3 Nov 1996	ODI # 1136
AA Donald	8.3	-	31	4	3.64	South Africa	1	v Australia	Faridabad	25 Oct 1996	ODI # 1131
MG Bevan	9.5	2	31	4	3.15	Australia	1	v West Indies	Adelaide	25 Jan 1997	Test # 1352
EZ Matambanadzo	8.0	-	32	4	4.00	Zimbabwe	1	v Pakistan	Peshawar	3 Nov 1996	ODI # 1136
MG Bevan	15.0	3	32	4	2.13	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
Saqlain Mushtaq	10.0	2	33	4	3.30	Pakistan	2	v Sri Lanka	Nairobi (Gym)	4 Oct 1996	ODI # 1125
SM Pollock	10.0	1	33	4	3.30	South Africa	1	v Australia	Durban	5 Apr 1997	ODI # 1191
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	35	4	3.50	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Nairobi (Club)	1 Oct 1996	ODI # 1122
PR Reiffel	10.0	1	35	4	3.50	Australia	2	v South Africa	Faridabad	25 Oct 1996	ODI # 1131
HT Davis	8.2	-	35	4	4.20	New Zealand	2	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	27 Mar 1997	ODI # 1185
DN Patel	15.1	6	36	4	2.37	New Zealand	4	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1996	Test # 1339
CEL Ambrose	9.3	-	36	4	3.78	West Indies	1	v India	Port of Spain	26 Apr 1997	ODI # 1200
AA Donald	27.0	14	37	4	1.37	South Africa	1	v India	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
SK Warne	10.0	1	37	4	3.70	Australia	2	v Pakistan	Sydney	1 Jan 1997	ODI # 1155
AA Donald	9.5	-	37	4	3.76	South Africa	1	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	25 Jan 1997	ODI # 1168
C White	5.4	-	37	4	6.52	England	1	v New Zealand	Napier	26 Feb 1997	ODI # 1181
IR Bishop	9.5	1	38	4	3.86	West Indies	1	v Pakistan	Brisbane	3 Jan 1997	ODI # 1157
D Gough	26.0	10	40	4	1.53	England	2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1348
Wasim Akram	10.0	-	42	4	4.20	Pakistan	1	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	8 Nov 1996	ODI # 1140
SB Joshi	24.0	4	43	4	1.79	India	2	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
HH Streak	24.1	7	43	4	1.77	Zimbabwe	1	v England	Harare	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1348
D Gough	8.5	1	43	4	4.86	England	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	1 Jan 1997	ODI # 1156
Waqar Younis	10.0	1	43	4	4.30	Pakistan	1	v West Indies	Sydney	18 Jan 1997	ODI # 1165
SK Warne	28.0	15	43	4	1.53	Australia	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
AR Caddick	18.3	5	45	4	2.43	England	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Feb 1997	Test # 1354
AA Donald	10.0	1	46	4	4.60	South Africa	1	v Zimbabwe	Johannesburg	31 Jan 1997	ODI # 1171
DL Vettori	24.0	8	46	4	1.91	New Zealand	2	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
Waqar Younis	15.0	3	48	4	3.20	Pakistan	1	v New Zealand	Lahore	21 Nov 1996	Test # 1339

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